Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Harvest, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Harvest who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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